Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-10-27
SEGREGATION aad Annexation

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will not down at the majestic reckoning
of Delegate Dubois. Nature has decrecd
that this shall come to pass and man can
but follow the lines laid down in the
conformation Of the country. 10 devel'
op the great ore beds in the Occur
D 'Alene country modern methods OF
transportation were necessary and nature
considerably provided lake Occur
d Alone Tor steamers, aud the Spokane
river to furnish the avenue for railway.
These SANE facilities also serve to bring
down logs from that favored section to be
cut into lumber by Spokane's mills
This lumber then finds a ready market.
Uuder these conditions it is but natural
that the people Of the pan handle country
should turn deaf ear to the fanatic
appeals of Delegate Dubois agans. its
segregation from Idaho and its annoxa-
ton to Washington Territory. The
sentiment of the press and the people Of
the pan handle seems to be- strongly in
favor of joining their fortunes With
Washington. While they give Mr..
Duboise respectful consideration for
his cause,they can not agree with his
arguments or his conclusions.
The Lewiston TELLER takes issue
with Mr.. Dubois in very able article
of the date of October 6. After cxplod
ing the theory of combine between
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, and Dele.
gate Voorhees,, of Washington, the
TELLER gives the history of the question
showing that two conventions in Idaho
had agreed to allow the pan handle to 90
to Washington; Washington hud cor
daily invited them, and Delegate HALEY
and Voorhees, had jointly drawn the bill;
that the president refused to sign the
bill because of mysterious telegram
from Governor Stevenson, the contents
Of which have been carefully shielded
from public scrutiny. The editor of the
Chronicle knows that Stewart sprung
his scheme in the last days Of the last
session and that Delegate Dubois was
there in Washington at the time, and if
his voice was lifted up against it, it WIS
so weak that it was not heard by the
executive ear. This scheme scotched
but did not kill the principle of the
segregation and annexation bill for it
will come to the surface at the ensuing
session and if Mr.. Dubois cannot make
a stronger argument than mere antagon-
ism Of Delegate Voorhees,, it will find
expression in bill that the president
will sign because the sentiment Of the
press and the people will be brought to
his attention.
As to collision between Senator
Stewart and Delegate Voorhees,, we feel
mpelled to call for proofs conclusive.
Empty assertion is not sufficient to carry
conviction of the verify of the charge.
1t is fact that Stewart has a scheme to
build up his constituency at the expense
of Southern Idaho, for he has declared
himself But this is no business of ours
nor of Delegate Voorhees,, and in so lar
as We are all advised, he is not party
to it. If he is, he does not represent the
sentiment of his constituency of either
party. We are pleased to see our
esteemed contemporary, the Lewiston
TELLER, take this view of the case On
this point the TELLER truly and tersely
says:
"We do not believe that any of the
people of Washington Territory, or of
North Idaho ever urged Voorhees, or
asked Voorhees, to espouse the cause of
Nevada to further the interest of North
Idaho annexation. If he has done so,
as MIR. Dubois says he has, he has done
it entirely upon his own motion, and it
would be gratifying to the people Of
North Idaho to see the proof that he has
done SO at all, 10 any representative Ca
pacity in behalf Of either the people of
Washington or North Idaho. We do
not want our people misrepresented nor
do we want those who have befrianded
US still further misrepresented, to impair
their influence in any future efforts in
our behalf"
Now, we desire it distinctly understood
that the position Of the people of Wash
ington Territory is that they would
welcome the people of the pan handle
into their territorial limits and cast their
fortunes with them when Washington is
clothed with the dignity and powers of
statehood would share with them the
rights of home rule with all the good
results that would flow theretrom. I
They are allied in interest; they are
fraternal in feeling they are natural
neighbors, are these people of Washing.
ton Territory and Of the pan handle of
Idaho. They do business together and
visit each other. On the other hand |
there is nothing in common, no identity
of interest, between the people of the
panhandle and Southern Idaho.
While we do not object to Mr.. Dubois
desire aud efforts to maintain the integ-
lity of bis territorial domain, and con-
gratulate his Southern constituents On
having SO able champion, we do pro.
test against his methods. His cause
would be greatly enhanced by modiiica-
ion of his methods. His diatribes
against our delegate viii not avail him
n advancing the interests of his South
I'm constituency. He must argue the
question on the basis of its merits. So
ar, Mr., voorhees, has treated his per.
onal assaults iu the newspapers with
Ii unified silence He has in fact dovnl |